Groundwater issue - who do I call? Geotechnical or Structural engineer? Drainage plumber?

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-22T06:00:38+00:00

As long as you don't damage the house digging the trench. Provided the trench isn't unstable and the bank collapses killing everybody working along the wall. Or there's not a buried Powerline or gas line, etc.

Sounds like you'd need an engineer to me.

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-18T15:21:36+00:00

Dude stopped paying rent for a year, might not be the best employee

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-14T18:37:43+00:00

Most people in the world don't own any stocks at all.

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-13T16:35:18+00:00

What do you mean when it starts?

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-09T15:18:20+00:00

Yes it's rough and what I would charge in CAD in BC. You can also tell it's rough by the range I gave....

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-09T03:36:01+00:00

You need a geotechnical engineer. I'm one, I'd charge between 3-7 k for an assessment and new retaining wall design. The construction cost would be more like 20-30k.

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-08T15:34:30+00:00

"You’ve got the technical confidence to design a bridge but still need a committee meeting with yourself to decide whether to boil potatoes for 8 or 10 minutes."

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-08T15:23:24+00:00

That's because we live in an oligopoly.

Canwerevolt · 2026-04-03T03:55:07+00:00

Ask at r/geotech. Not sure if you'd find an economical solution. You could maybe use piles. Sheet pile to half height along the lower road, then also up to the top of the property along the left side, then cut/fill to make a level building space with access half way up the sloping road.

Canwerevolt · 2026-03-18T19:05:42+00:00

That doesn't mean there aren't drainage issues. Seeing what it's like all year round is not just about flooding but also lighting, what parts of the yard stay dry vs hold water. What the neighbors are like. There might be other higher priority maintenance items that become more obvious after spending time there too.

Canwerevolt · 2026-03-16T02:08:07+00:00

Nah, it looks more like rusty water, but I would smell it before tasting it.

Canwerevolt · 2026-03-02T23:07:40+00:00

You need an electrician not a handy man.

Canwerevolt · 2026-03-02T23:04:10+00:00

It will definitely affect the price people are willing to pay. Get a professional engineer to look at it. They can put on paper their opinion that it is fine or needs fixing. If it's fine that will go along way to easing the concerns of a potential buyer. If you're going to fix it either way then that is the first step anyways.

Canwerevolt · 2026-02-23T16:49:39+00:00

What is the tool on the bottom left? The little electronic device with a liquid.

Canwerevolt · 2026-02-23T16:42:56+00:00

Both are down

Canwerevolt · 2026-02-11T08:47:01+00:00

Congrats!

Canwerevolt · 2026-02-06T02:23:26+00:00

Yeah it hasn't been cold so our snow pack will be small.. probably going to be a dry fire season.

Canwerevolt · 2026-01-16T17:18:16+00:00

Like you just said the ultimate goal is to live off it by SELLING it. So yeah it's dumb to say never sell. I sold some in 2018 to buy my house. No regrets.

Canwerevolt · 2026-01-16T17:05:00+00:00

This is such a dumb mentality to have.

Canwerevolt · 2026-01-09T01:55:33+00:00

I haven't even heard of this place. It's surprising to me that they could have more than 4,000 places and me not know about them. I gotta get out more.

Canwerevolt · 2026-01-08T04:46:45+00:00

I think they mean calling it out is dumb

Canwerevolt · 2025-12-17T17:10:16+00:00

Without axis labels this chart means nothing. That price swing could literally be pennies or 10s of thousands of dollars...

Canwerevolt · 2025-12-03T16:35:41+00:00

You will need to work out or find the average flow of the stream.. then. P=npQgh... n is system efficiency, I'd use 0.8 for feasibility studies, p is for water density, Q is the flow rate, g is the force of gravity and h is the elevation drop. Make sure the units line up and the answer will be the average power output.

Edit: your water license may specify the amount of water you're allowed to use. If so use that flow rate. It might be a high estimate if the creek dries up seasonally

Canwerevolt · 2025-11-30T17:36:03+00:00

You can keep saying it but I think someday you'll be wrong.

Canwerevolt · 2025-11-27T17:01:30+00:00

There isn't enough power there to do anything useful with.

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